MAXQDA

MAXQDA is a qualitative content analysis program used to evaluate and interpret textual, audio and video data.

Latest Version: MAXQDA 11 | Developer: VERBI GmbH

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Menus. Mobile App.

Windows: Yes | Mac: (Will be available late 2013)

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Online Resources:

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Books:

Using Software in Qualitative Research: A Step-by-Step Guide (ISBN: 978-0761949237) |  Ann Lewins and Christina Silver/SAGE [Electronic access available at WHSCL.]

 

NVivo

NVivo is a qualitative program for mixed methods research designed to collect, organize, and analyze content from interviews, surveys, audio files, and websites.

Latest Version: NVivo 10.0.138.0 | Developer: QSR International

RSPH Citrix: No | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Menus

Windows: Yes | Mac: No

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Online Resources:

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Books:

Using Software in Qualitative Research: A Step-by-Step Guide (ISBN: 978-0761949237) |  Ann Lewins and Christina Silver/SAGE [Electronic access available at WHSCL.]

 

QDA Miner

QDA Miner is a qualitative program used for coding, annotating, retrieving, and analyzing documents and images.

Latest Version: QDA Miner 4 | Developer: Provalis Research

RSPH Citrix: No | License Required: Yes | Student Version: No

Style: Menus

Windows: Yes | Mac: No*

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R

R is a programming language and open source software program used for statistical computing and data visualization.

Latest Version: R 2.15.1 | Developer: R Foundation

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Free | Student Version: N/A

Style: Programming

Windows: Yes | Mac: Yes

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Online Resources:

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Books:

R Cookbook (ISBN: 978-0596809157)  |  Paul Teetor/O’Reilly Media [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

SAS and R: Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics (ISBN: 978-1420070576)  |  Ken Kleinman and Nicholas J. Horton/Chapman and Hall/CRC [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

 

SAS

SAS is a command-driven, quantitative program used for data management, visualization, reporting, and statistical analysis.

Latest Version: SAS 9.3     |     Developer: SAS Institute, Inc.

RSPH Citrix: Yes     |     License Required: Yes     |     Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Programming

Windows: Yes     |     Mac: No*

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Online Resources:

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Books:

The Little SAS Book: A Primer, Fourth Edition (ISBN: 978-1-59994-725-9)  | Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter/SAS Institute, Inc. [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

Learning SAS by Example: A Programmer’s Guide (ISBN: 978-1-59994-165-3)  |  Ron Cody/SAS Institute, Inc. [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

SAS and R: Data Management, Statistical Analysis, and Graphics (ISBN: 978-1420070576)  |  Ken Kleinman and Nicholas J. Horton/Chapman and Hall/CRC [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

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SPSS

SPSS is a menu-driven program used for data management, visualization, and statistical analysis.

Latest Version: SPSS 24 | Developer: IBM

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Menus

Windows: Yes | Mac: Yes

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Online Resources:

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Books:

  • Discovering Statistics Using SPSS (ISBN: 978-1847879073)  |  Andy Field/SAGE
  • IBM SPSS for Introductory and Intermediate Statistics: Use and Interpretation, 5th Ed. (ISBN:  978-1848729827)  |  George A. Morgan, Nancy L. Leech, Gene W. Gloeckner, and Karen C. Barrett/Routledge Academic

[Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab]

  • Interpreting quantitative data with SPSS [electronic resource]  | Rachad Antonius | (ISBN 1849209324 (ebook))

[Available through Emory Libraries]

  • SPSS for starters and 2nd levelers [electronic resource] |Ton J. Cleophas, Aeilko H. Zwinderman.| (ISBN 9783319206004)

[Available through Emory Libraries]

Stata

Stata is a command/menu-driven program used for data management, visualization, and statistical analysis. 

Latest Version: Stata 12.1 | Developer: StataCorp LP

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Programming and Menus

Windows: Yes | Mac: Yes

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Online Resources:

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Books:

A Gentle Introduction to Stata, Revised 3rd Ed. (ISBN: 978-1-59718-109-9 )  |  Alan C. Acock/Stata Press [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

Statistics with Stata: Version 12, 8th Ed. (ISBN:   978-0-8400-6463-9)  |  Lawrence C. Hamilton/Cengage [Available for use in the WHSC Library Specialized Software Lab.]

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STATISTICA

STATISTICA is a software package used for data management, visualization, statistical analysis, and data mining. 

Latest Version: STATISTICA 10 | Developer: StatSoft

RSPH Citrix: No | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Menus

Windows: Yes | Mac: No*

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Online Resources:

STATISTICA technical support page with links to video tutorials by StatSoft

STATISTICA user forum by StatSoft

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SUDAAN

SUDAAN is a statistical software package used for the analysis of correlated data/complex sample surveys.

Latest Version: SUDAAN 11 | Developer: RTI International

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Yes | Student Version: Yes/$

Style: Programming

Windows: Yes | Mac: No

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SYSTAT

SYSTAT is a menu-driven program used for statistical analysis and data visualization.

Latest Version: SYSTAT 13 | Developer: Systat Software, Inc.

RSPH Citrix: Yes | License Required: Yes | Student Version: MYSTAT/Free

Style: Programming and Menus

Windows: Yes | Mac: No*

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Online Resources:

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Books:

Desktop Data Analysis with Systat (ISBN: 978-0135693100)  |  Leland Wilkinson, Grant Black, and Christian Gruber/Spss

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